BENEFITS OF ASSIGNING CASE MANAGERS The Benefits of Assigning Case Managers to Individuals with Diabetes Denise White Florida Atlantic University Teresa Barret‚ MSN‚ ARNP NUR3160 April 15‚ 2009 There are many illnesses and diseases causing people to have a poor quality of life. Diseases such as diabetes (type I and II)‚ are increasing in alarming numbers due to poor management by both healthcare teams and patients. According to Wikipedia (2009)‚ the role of case manager was implemented
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Sofia Sanchez HCS 245 24 Jun 11 Diabetes Prevention The rate of diabetes has doubled in the United States in the last decade. If you thought diabetes was a disease that only older people needed to worry about‚ you should think again. About 90 percent of the new cases of diabetes are the type 2 variety‚ which is the form of diabetes linked to obesity. There are many ways you can cut your risk‚ by up to half‚ by being a little proactive. Individuals do need to stay close to their ideal
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Bloom ’s Taxonomy of Education University of Phoenix Health and Chronic Disease Management January 21‚ 2013 Bloom ’s Taxonomy of Education One of the necessary goals for educating nurses is to obtain improvement in patient outcomes through the nurse’s knowledge and educating various patient populations. Bloom’s Taxonomy of education gives structure on how nurses apply knowledge into the systematic process of education. The learning process is classified to teach the approach of methodical
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Case Study: The patient with Diabetes Mellitus 1. This patient has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Her labs would probably indicate: Serum glucose will probably be over 300mg/dL Osmolarity would most likely be high if the patient is dehydrated from polyurea caused by the hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia itself is a hyperosmotic state. It’s possible that this high blood suger could try to pull fluids from cells‚ creating an almost isotonic state in the early stages of DKA. In other words‚ this
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conditions that women find themselves faced with during pregnancy such as gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a conditions which develops during pregnancy. It occurs when the body is incapable of producing enough insulin to for the mother and fetus. If not properly managed it can cause adverse complications to the mother and the baby. Bassaw et al (2012) states “the main purpose of diagnosing gestational diabetes is to identify women at high risk of adverse perinatal outcomes including macrosomia
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Childhood Diabetes Today‚ diabetes is a huge problem in society. There are almost three million children and adults in the United States who have diabetes. Children suffer more now from diabetes than they have in the past. The reasons why children have diabetes are genetic‚ societal‚ and their personal body chemistry. According to Steven Dowshen and Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph‚ "diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose‚ the main type of sugar in the blood. Glucose comes from the
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Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels that result from defects in insulin secretion‚ or its action‚ or both. Diabetes mellitus‚ commonly referred to as diabetes which was first identified as a disease associated with "sweet urine‚" and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose lead to spillage of glucose into the urine‚ hence the term sweet urine. The most common form of diabetes is Type II‚ It
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Section One : In the discipline known as taxonomy‚ scientists classify organisms and assign each organism a universally accepted name. The first part of the scientific name—in this case‚Ursus—is the genus to which the organism belongs. Agenus(JEE-nus; plural: genera‚ JEN-ur-uh) is a group of closely related species. Linnaeus’s hierarchical system of classification includes seven levels. They are—from smallest to largest—species‚ genus‚ family‚ order‚ class‚ phylum‚ and kingdom
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audience’s view‚ and realize to stop‚ bask in‚ and admire the beauty surrounding them once more. Because of this‚ habit has dulled the audience’s sensory experience. Located on the side entrance for bus riders to enter Lewis and Clark‚ John Medwedeff’s “Bloom” helps portray meaning and beauty for his audience‚ effectively describing the feeling of growth‚ knowledge‚ and tranquility.
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Name: Villamarin‚ Jesus Unidad Age: 73 years old Diagnosis: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Etiology: a. Insulin resistance i. Leads to decreased peripheral utilization of glucose ii. Leads to increased liver glucose output b. Beta cell dysfunction; decreased insulin secretion c. Alpha cell dysfunction; lack of suppression of glucagon secretion (p.164‚ Expanded Medicine Blue Book) Signs and Symptoms: a. Polyuria: Excessive and/or frequent urination
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